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Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, My mother-in-law, “Patricia,” is a recovering alcoholic with six years of sobriety. Recently, my sister needed me to take her and my 1-year-old nephew to an appointment with his pediatrician (her car was in the shop and her husband was …

Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, My husband and I are expecting our first child in October, and my sister is throwing a baby shower for me in a few weeks. Since my husband’s mother found out, she has made it her personal mission to put …

Care and Feeding is Slate’s parenting advice column. Have a question for Care and Feeding? Submit it here. Dear Care and Feeding, My daughter, “Fiona” is 12 and not a girly girl. She’s not unattractive by any means, just not interested in clothes or makeup. The problem is that my mother-in-law has been constantly harping on this disinterest since last year, and claims that …

In June, my 104-year-old mother-in-law got a new battery for her cardiac pacemaker. A battery’s typical life is 10 years, so you get an idea of her resilience. Mollie Ford is a “SuperAger,” meaning she has impressive memory function and word recall. Mollie was born in England on March 8, 1921, and was adopted at five months. As an only …

NEED TO KNOW Matty Healy’s mom Denise Welch made a rare comment about her son’s brief relationship with Taylor Swift during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live on July 24 Host Andy Cohen asked the actress and Loose Women panelist her thoughts on Swift’s album, The Tortured Poets Department, which seemingly details their short-lived 2023 romance “Being her mother-in-law …

Taylor Swift was shaded by her ex-boyfriend Matty Healy’s mom, Denise Welch, who declared she was “glad” that she didn’t end up as the singer’s mother-in-law. Welch targeted the 14-time Grammy winner when asked about the pop star’s short-lived romance with her son during an appearance on “Watch What Happens Live!” Thursday Welch, a British soap actress and daytime TV …